Trace-buckle



(No Model.)

L. L. BOOTH'. TRACE BUGKLB.

No. 525,973. Patented Sept. 1l. 1894.

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STATES ATENT OFFICE.

LEBBEUS L. BOOTH, OF ST. ANTHONY, IDAHO.

TRACE-BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION fOIming part 0f Letters Patent N0. 525,973, dated.September 11, 1894. Application iiled March 27, 1894:. Serial No.505,255. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, LnBBEUs L; BOOTH, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of St. Anthony, in the county of Fremont and State ofIdaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTrace-Buckles and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled-in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The obj ect of the invention is the provision of a harness buckle,especially adapted to be applied to traces, and which will obviate theperforating of the same, usually required to receive the tongue or studsof such buckles as ordinarily constructed.

A further object of the invention is the construction of the bucklewhich can be used either on the right or left hand side as desired,thereby requiring no special provision of right and left buckles asordinarily devised.

The invention consists, essentially, of a frame or plate, and means forclamping said plate against one face of the frame to confine and securethe trace in the required position.

The invention also consists of anovel construction and peculiarcombination of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described andclaimed.

'In the annexed drawingsz-Figure l, is a longitudinal section of thetrace buckle embodying the essential principles of the invention. Fig.2, is a top plan view of the buckle frame. Fig. 3, is a view of theinner side of the clamp plate.

The buckle frame A is provided at its opposite ends with loops a, andthe end bars B, thereof have parallel ribs b, which eo-operate with acorresponding rib e on the clamp E, to bite into the trace O, and securethe latter in place. Cross bars f, are located opposite the end bars B,and between the said cross bars f and the end bars of the loops a areprovided cross bars g, the latter beinglocated intermediate of the crossbars f, and the outer end bars of the said loops a. The side bars H, yofthe buckle frame have slots h, in coincident relation through whichpasses the back band strap to support the' buckle at the requiredelevation.

The clamp plate E, is of approximately the same size as the buckle frameA, and has end ribs i which touch the outer side of the eX- treme ribsb. The ribs z' and e, are in parallel relation, and act in opposition tothe ribs b,

to bite into the trace, and secure the same in the located position.

A series of bolts J, pass transversely through the buckle frame andother corresponding openings in the clamp frame, and are provided Withthumb nuts j on their threaded ends, by means of which the clamp plateis moved and held against the buckle frame with sufficient pressure tosecure the trace in the located position. The ends of the bolts J, arecounter-sunk in the buckle frame so as to come flush with the inner sidethereof.

By the form of buckle herein described, it will be seen that it is notnecessary to perforate the trace in the ordinary manner in order tosecure the said buckle in the required position thereon. The breechingstrap and the back band strap Will be attached to the buckle frame inthe ordinary manner as is obvious to one skilled in the art.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is In atrace-buckle, a frame having parallel ribs on one face and oppositetransverse side openings, said frame having ribs at its oppo site endsand inner and intermediate crossbars, a clamp plate having correspondingribs on the side opposite the ribbed face of the buckle frame and boltsprovided with thumb nuts for clamping the said plate against the buckleframe, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscrib ing witnesses.

LEBBEUS L. BOOTH.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH E. MORGAN, BYRD WHITMAN.

